DEBIAN-CVE-2015-6252

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2015-6252
Downstream
DSA-3364-1
Published: 19 Oct 2015, 10:59
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:14

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
0/100
CVSS Score
No data
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

19 Oct 2015, 10:59
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:14
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The vhost_dev_ioctl function in drivers/vhost/vhost.c in the Linux kernel before 4.1.5 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a VHOST_SET_LOG_FD ioctl call that triggers permanent file-descriptor allocation.

Affected Systems

  • debian•linux

    < 4.1.5-1 | < 4.1.5-1 | < 4.1.5-1 | < 4.1.5-1

References (1)